Toy fly-swatter.



J. H. STANFIELD.

TOY FLY SWA'I'TER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 8, 1912.

1 ,108,269, Patented Aug. 25, 1914.

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JASPER H. STANFIELD, OF MUSKEGON, "MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO FRANK SCHULER, OF IVHJ'SKEGON, MICHIGAN.-

TOY FLY-SWATTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed Noveinber s, 1912. Serial No. 730,120.

To all 'u'ahom it may concern Be it known that I, JASPER H. STAN- rucnn, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Muskegon, in the county of AIuskegon and State of Michi an, have invented certain new and useful mprovements in Toy F ly-Swatters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear. and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the ar't to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in toy fiy swatters, and its object is to provide a device for killing flys resembling a pistol in shape and operation, which is simply and cheaply made, effective in its use, and will afford-considerable amusement in its operation; and to provide the device with various other new and useful features as hereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which;

. Figure 1 is a side elevation of a device embodying my invention with the spring released; Fig. 2 is an enlarged elevation of the same with parts broken away and showing the spring looped and ready for operation; Fig. 3 is a plan view of the same; and, Fig. 4 is a detail of the end of the spring.

Like numbers refer to like parts in all of the figures.

1 represents the body of the device, which is approximately the shape of a pistol, having a grip and a barrel portion. A normally straight fiat spring 2 is attached to the under side of the barrel portion of the body and extends forward from the same a considerable distance, and has a pad 3 attached to its outer extremity. This spring is adapted to be looped upward and backward over the end of the barrel portion, and its end is slightly curved to enable it to be caught by the latch 4, to hold it in looped position. The latch 4 is pivoted in a recess 5 in the body, and .a trigger 6 is also pivoted in the same recess and is connected to the latch by a connecting link 7. A spring 8 engages the trigger to yieldably thrust it and the latch forward to securely hold the spring 2- in its looped position. A cover plate 9 covers the recess 5 and the working parts contained therein and gives a finished appearance to the exterior of the dev ce. The pad 3 is attached to the end of the spring by tying it thereto with a strong thread or cord which passes around a reduced portion 2 of the spring near its extremity, and is either passed around the body at the pad or through ,holes. therethrough. This attachment enables the pad to be easily removed and replaced with a fresh one if the same should become worn or soiled.

in operating the device the spring is first looped over the end of the barrel portion and hooked under the latch 4 which retains it in such looped position. The user then approaches the fiy, holding the device in such a position that when the spring 2 is released by pulling the trigger releases the spring instantly straightens itself and carriesthe pad forward and downward a suitable distance beyond the end of the barrel to strike the fiy.

a pad secured to the free end of said spring and extending beyond the same and a latch secured to said body to engage'the free end of the spring to hold it in looped position with the free end on the upper side of said body, and adapted to be'operated to release the spring to throw the free end of said spring and the pad outwardly away from said body.

2. A fly swatter comprising a body, a relatively long spring having one end secured to the body and normally extending beyond the end of same,.a pad secured to the free end of said spring and extending beyond the same, and a latch secured to the body to engage the free end of the spring to hold .it in looped position and adapted to be 0perated to release the spring to throw the free end of the" same and the pad outwardly relatively far from said body.

3. A fiy swatter comprising a body, a spring secured to the body and normally extending beyond one end of the body and adapted to be looped over said end of the body, and means to hold the looped spring and adapted to be operated to release the Patent-ed Aug. 25, 1914.

spring to throw the free end of the same away from and beyond the end of the body.

4. A fly swatter, comprising a pistol shaped body having a barrel portion, a normally straight spring attached at one end to the barrel portion of the body and extending nearly its entire length beyond the same, a pad on the free end of the spring, a hooked latch pivoted to the body, a curved portion on the end of the spring adaptedto catch under the latch to hold the spring in looped position, a trigger pivoted in the body and connected to the latch to operate the same, and in a spring to yieldably hold the latch in its engagement with the first mentioned spring.

5. A fly swatter, comprising a pistol shaped body member having a barrel portion, a normally straight spring attached at one end to the underside of barrel portion,

and extending nearly its entire length beyond the same and having a curved portion at its free end, a pad attached to the free end of the spring, a hooked latch pivoted to the body and adapted to hook over the curved end of the spring, a trigger pivoted in the body and connected to the latch to operate the same to release the spring, and a spring engaging the trigger to yieldably thrust the same forward together with the latch to hold the latch in its engagement with the first mentioned spring.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JASPER H. STANFIELD. itnesses H. FRIESEMA'J, MAX LAXGE. 

